tilt

[The Donkey King]

hi all. i'm new to this site. one problem i've been having is my tendency to go on tilt after havin bad beats put on me, or being outplayed.

how do some of you avoid going on tilt, suggestions and advice would be greatly appreciated. thank you.

[johnnyblaze]

usually when i get a real bad beat it is a good idea to take a breather. I read a good post a while back where this person would frequently ask himself, am i playing my best game, and if he could not answer his question yes he knew it was a good time to quit

[JoeKKer]

Here is a few options that I recommend.
1. Load up Doom3, and shoot some zombies.
2. Go out for a smoke

If unfortunately you do not have the game Doom3, and you don't smoke, then...

keep playing, bottle the rage and frustration deep inside you, then unleash it in one massive donk-play.

[johnnyblaze]

or you could go to the microlimit tables and just bet off a couple bucks

[lacrymosa]

When I go on tilt, I usually step away from the computer and kick the crap out of my dog. Nah jk. I read a great article by Phil Gordon and he makes a good point that, a good player will only ever be the recipient of a bad beat and never deliver one, as only the gamblers tend to suck out by the river. Also, just say to yourself "in the long run I'll be a winner" over and over again.

[Full Metal]

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When I go on tilt, I usually step away from the computer and kick the crap out of my dog. Nah jk. I read a great article by Phil Gordon and he makes a good point that,a good player will only ever be the recipient of a bad beat and never deliver one, as only the gamblers tend to suck out by the river. Also, just say to yourself "in the long run I'll be a winner" over and over again.

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This is stupid

[Chipspin]

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When I go on tilt, I usually step away from the computer and kick the crap out of my dog. Nah jk. I read a great article by Phil Gordon and he makes a good point that,a good player will only ever be the recipient of a bad beat and never deliver one, as only the gamblers tend to suck out by the river. Also, just say to yourself "in the long run I'll be a winner" over and over again.

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This is stupid

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Agreed. I suck out on people all the time. Not intentionally, obviously, but sometimes you think you're ahead when you're behind, and boom, you hit that magical two-outer.

To the OP: one thing I do is immediately jot a note down on the guy who sucked out on me (given that it truly was suckout, like a dude who chased his gutshot when he had no odds). And I try to make it as constructive as possible in order to help me remember just how much money that same guy is going to be worth in the future.

Not sure if this works for anyone else, but it definitely helps me channel my tilt constructively.

[Kilillan]

I picked up a morphine habit

that helps with my tilt immensely

[The Donkey King]

thank you all. there are a lot of good suggestions here, and i will try to apply them to my game.

[Kilillan]

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thank you all. there are a lot of good suggestions here, and i will try to apply them to my game.

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I can suggest some good morphine dealers if you live in washington,

gl